Jymflex portable home Gym

ABSTRACT

A portable exercise devise that will enable anyone to be able to exercise their arms, legs, back, chest and shoulders from a chair, couch, or recliner. The exercise devise is made from only five components, which are a bar, 2 handgrips, 2 wheels, 2 pieces of foam tubing, and a heavy duty rubber tube. A loop is created when the ends of the rubber tube are secured to the bar. This loop provides the resistance for this exercise devise. This loop can be positioned around different parts of the body allowing the wheeled bar to be pushed or rolled away or pull to or rolled to the body to perform exercises for every large muscle group in the body.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] The applicant James E. Chaplin does hereby reference thisinvention to and request the benefits of the following ProvisionalPatent Application:

[0002] Provisional Patent Application Number: 60/369,960

[0003] Filing Date: Apr. 04, 2002

[0004] Applicant: James E. Chaplin, San Angelo Tex.

FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT

[0005] The Jymflex Portable Home Gym is an invention created by James E.Chaplin with no Federally Sponsored Research and Developmentaffiliations.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0006] Regular daily exercise is the corner stone for good health.However, the majority of people simply do not get enough or any regulardaily exercise. Surveys indicate that most people spend the majority oftheir free or leisure time in front of the television. In order to makeexercise more convenient for most people there needs to be an exercisedevise that is light weight, small in size, portable, and convenientenough to be used in a person's living room or den while the person iswatching their favorite TV show. The Jymflex Portable Home Gym wascreated to meet this need.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0007] The Jymflex Portable Home Gym is a simple exercise deviseconstructed from the following five components: (1) a bar, (2) a pair ofhandgrips, (3) foam tubing, (4) a pair of wheels, and (5) rubber tubing.The rubber tubing is used to create a large loop with the ends of therubber tubing secured to the center portion of the bar. Handgrips areused at each end of the bar. Foam tubing is used as padding on thecenter of the bar and as padding around the rubber tubing. Wheels aremounted on the bar just inside and next to the handgrips. With thisdesign the rubber tubing can be looped around different parts of thehuman body thus allowing the bar to be pushed away or pulled toward thebody to perform exercises. With the addition of wheels, the bar can alsobe rolled away or rolled toward the body to perform even more exercises.The type of resistance used by the Jymflex Portable Home Gym is referredto as LOOP and STRETCH RESISTANCE. With the incorporation of Loop andStretch Resistance the Jymflex Portable Home Gym can be utilized whilesitting on a couch, chair, or a recliner. The Jymflex Portable Home Gymcan also be utilized while lying on the floor, couch or bed. Since theJymflex Portable Home Gym weighs less than four pounds and can be storedin a 25″×8″ drawstring bag the Jymflex Portable Home Gym is veryportable and very convenient. An entire body workout can be performedwith the Jymflex Portable Home Gym while sitting in your favoriterecliner while watching your favorite TV show.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0008] The five simple components of the Jymflex Portable Home will bebest understood from the accompanying drawings taken in conjunction withthe accompanying descriptions.

[0009] JYMFLEX DRAWING #1 is a frontal view of the Jymflex Portable HomeGym.

[0010] JYMFLEX DRAWING #1A is a side view of the Jymflex Portable HomeGym.

[0011] JYMFLEX DRAWING #2 is a side view illustration of the chest pressexercise from a chair.

[0012] JYMFLEX DRAWING #3 is a side view illustration of the leg pressexercise from a chair.

[0013] JYMFLEX DRAWING #4 is a side view illustration of the arm curlexercise from a chair.

[0014] JYMFLEX DRAWING #5 is a side view illustration of the rowingexercise from a chair.

[0015] JYMFLEX DRAWING #6 is a side view illustration of the militarypress exercise from a chair.

[0016] JYMFLEX DRAWING #7 is a side view illustration of the crunchesexercise from a chair.

[0017] JYMFLEX DRAWING #8 is a side view illustration of the roll outexercise on a flat surface.

[0018] JYMFLEX DRAWING #9 is a side view illustration of the leg raiseexercise on a flat surface.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF INVENTION

[0019] Referring initially to JYMFLEX DRAWING #1 the first component ofthe Jymflex Portable Home Gym is the bar. The bar is 24″ in length by ⅞″diameter. The bar can be longer and/or wider to accommodate the size ofthe user. The bar can be made from various lightweight rigid materialsto include but is not limited to wood, aluminum, titanium, or graphite.The second component is the handgrips, which are fitted to each end ofthe bar. The handgrips have an inside diameter large enough toaccommodate the bar and can be made from various materials to includebut not limited to plastic, vinyl, rubber, or foam. The third componentis the wheels, which are positioned at the ends of the bar next to andinside the handgrips. The wheels are 5″ in diameter have an insidediameter bore large enough to accommodate the bar and can be made fromvarious materials to include but not limited to plastic, nylon, rubber,or urethane. The forth component is the foam tubing, which is positionedon the bar between both wheels and around the center portion of therubber tubing. The foam tubing has an inside diameter large enough toaccommodate the bar and rubber tubing and an outside diameter ofapproximately 2.5″. The foam tubing around the center portion of therubber tube is 30″ in length. The length of the foam tubing around thebar is equal to the distance between the two wheels. The foam tubingprovides padding and cushioning for exercise and can be made fromvarious materials to include but not limited to closed cell foam. Thefifth component is the heavy duty rubber tubing. The rubber tubing has a1 inch outside diameter and is approximately 7 feet in length. Thelength can be shorter or longer to accommodate the size of the user. Thetwo ends of the rubber tubing are secured around the bar using a rubberplug in each end and then securing with a heavy duty rubber band asillustrated in JYMFLEX DRAWING #1A. The rubber tubing may be attached tothe bar in any way that will allow the tubing to stretch withoutabrasion. The ends of the rubber tubing are positioned on the bar 6″apart and centered as illustrated in JYMFLEX DRAWING #1. Once the rubbertubing is attached to the bar the rubber tubing forms a loop thatprovides resistance when stretched. This form of resistance is referredto as loop and stretch resistance. By looping the rubber tube arounddifferent places on your feet, legs, back, chest, and neck and bystretching the bar away or toward the body with either the feet or handsexercises can be performed for all the major muscle groups WHILE SITTINGIN A CHAIR as illustrated in JYMFLEX DRAWINGS #2 THROUGH #7. Exercisescan also be performed on a flat surface as illustrated in JYMFLEXDrawings #8 & #9:

What is claimed is:
 1. An exercise devise with a heavy duty paddedrubber loop attached to a padded bar mounted with two wheels in a mannerwhich the loop can be positioned around different parts of the body andthe bar can be pushed away or pulled to or rolled away or rolled to thebody with either the arms or legs as illustrated in JYMFLEX DRAWINGS #1through #9 to perform exercise.
 2. An exercise devise that will enablean individual to exercise individual muscle groups like the chest, legs,arms, back, shoulders, and abdomen from a chair as illustrated inJYMFLEX DRAWINGS #2 through #7.
 3. An exercise devise that will enableyou to perform multiple muscle group exercises as illustrated in JYMFLEXDRAWING #8.